- Ripple CTO addresses speculation over missing early XRP Ledger records.
- Schwartz reveals why early ledger reset was never carried out.
- Missing XRPL data linked to early software testing and bug.
Fresh concerns have once again emerged within the XRP community regarding the long-missing early records of the XRP Ledger. These concerns were reignited on social platform X, where a user questioned why the team never reset the ledger to address the gap involving the first 32,000 ledgers.
According to Ripple CTO David Schwartz, the missing entries date back to XRP Ledger’s early testing phase. Over the period, a number of ledger streams were developed during software development, as Schwartz made sure that a bug in one of such streams led to virtually 10 days of ledger data being permanently lost.
Schwartz responded in his more recent reply to the critic on X and rejected professional negligence. He explained no technical solution that could reinstate the lost information. Restoring the ledger, as others have proposed, would have led to the loss of even more valid history that had been preserved successfully.
Resetting the Ledger Would Have Caused More Harm Than Good, Says Ripple CTO
Schwartz pointed out that while a reset was once considered, it was never executed. The development team chose to retain the ledgers starting from #32,570 to protect what remained after the bug incident. Any reset later than that would have destroyed important transaction records and compromised the integrity of the public network history.
He also pointed out that during the incident, the thought was that the issue may eventually become invalid with future resets. This was, however, impractical, as when the network grew more mature and started being used more, such a reset would have been logistically unfeasible. The necessity to have a never-ending and stable ledger took precedence.
In his comments, Schwartz pointed out that no solution could be found to access the lost ledgers. He indicated that disregarding the saved ones would have compromised the level of transparency. The rationale for maintaining the ledger at 32,570 and making it whole was long-term network reliability.
Schwartz reiterated that all the data related to the ledgers has never been accessed since the loss. Since then, XRPL has enjoyed a consistent and rock-steady history. It was never reset again, and it is not set to be reset at any time in the future.
Schwartz’s clarification appears to aim to dispel lingering doubts as the XRP community continues to debate the platform’s early development decisions.
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